Japan has recently banned what is known as "shiny" or "glittery" names, which are names with unusual pronunciations, ...

Americans may try to find the most whimsical, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind baby names for their children — but in Japan, that ...

As the New York Post previously reported, New Zealand also has a list of forbidden names — and it’s royally strict. King ...

Japan has officially cracked down on “kirakira” names of the babies with a newly introduced law.According to CNN, unusual ...

Names such as Pikachu, Diamond, Nike, and even Devil have become increasingly common in Japanese classrooms over the past 30 ...

Changes aim to standardise pronunciation of kanji characters and officials can refuse to accept a name deemed to negatively ...

A revised law now requires all names in the national family registry to include phonetic readings. Read more at ...

Japanese parents can no longer name their children Naiki (Nike), Pikachu, Kitty, Pudding, Daiya (diamond), or Pu (from Winnie ...

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names.

Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji ...